liberty, critical race theory, a concept typically taught in law school that seeks to understand and address inequality and racism in the u.s. the moms for liberty new hampshire chapter offering a $500 bounty for anyone who turns in a teacher using crt in the classroom. the governor of new hampshire signed a law in june banning crt in the k through 12 curriculum. you support or do not support the $500 reward? do i think it was the best way to handle the situation? personally, probably not. reporter: but ultimately they say they stand by the moms fighting against crt. where is this actually being taught? mek lynnburg, north carolina. i hear in the news it s not being taught. it s not in k through 12 schools. i had a hard time finding it. did you? i ll help you after this interview. reporter: after the interview, they provided us with reports from conservative media outlets. they also pointed to this mom
if they ignore our input, we will vote them out. reporter: at rallies and school board meetings across the country, heated debates on everything from masks to critical race theory to book banning or being hashed out. i think covid has allowed all of america to see behind the education curtain. reporter: turns out one of the driving forces stems from a group founded by these two florida moms. tiffany justice and tina december kovich. they launched moms for liberty in january, a group they say is designed to fight for parental rights in schools and in government. we just thought we could take the skills we had learned and the inside information we had learned about the public education system to help parents advocate more effectively. reporter: the founders say the group is conservative but nonpartisan. yet many of the issues they re fighting for align with beliefs of republican lawmakers like florida governor ron desantis, including eliminating mask mandates in schools. i
available. it s truly just organic word of mouth and some gentle marketing with the t-shirts. reporter: but word of mouth will only get you so far. this does take money. where does the money come from? what do you think we re spending money on? you tell me. you re saying this takes money. we re telling you this is world of mouth. reporter: to meet the financial needs, the organization has been open about its need to raise money. they ve established three political action committees, and at one of their major fund-raising events, sponsors included florida republicans running for office. still, they insist they are not pushing the republican agenda. rather, a parent agenda, one that s against mask and vaccine mandates as well as crt. i liken it back to the growth of the tea party movement. reporter: political commentator ca prix ca farro. it s possible that an organization like moms for liberty could have an impact on
appearing at the a charlotte, mecklenburg school meeting, discussing a lesson plan. that requires my son to examine his white privilege and male privilege. reporter: but in a statement to cnn, the superintendent of charlotte, mecklenburg schools, told us, quote, our schools do not teach and do not promote a doctrine of critical race theory. so what is moms for liberty s goal? a chapter in every school district showing up at every school board meeting across the country. and in 11 short months, they re on their way. they say they re now in more than 30 states with more than 160 chapters, mobilizing 70,000-plus members. do you consider your organization a force to be reckoned with for the next election? yes. yes. would you consider yourself a political machine? no. reporter: as for funding, they ll tell you t-shirt sales. at this point, it s about half of our funding. reporter: and small donations. because their organization is so new, tax records still are not
sweeping social spending bill. many in the party are blaming joe manchin for the holdup, but he isn t budging. so why do they think this will pass? t in the new year? i want to get straight to cnn s nick watt for the very latest on the surge of covid cases and hospitalizations. reporter: covid-19 cases and hospitalizations climbed around 40% this past month. deaths, says the cdc, forecast to rise in the month ahead. the delta variant still rampant. omicron on the rise. it s here now, and it s spreading, and it s going to increase. for unvaccinated, we are looking at a winter of severe illness and death if you re unvaccinated for themselves, their families, and the hospitals they ll soon overwhelm. very soon, it s going to be the dominant variant. we ve seen that in south africa. we re seeiinhe uk, a i m absolutely certain that s what we re going to be seeing here relatively soon. reporter: for the vaccines,